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UNIX Cannot Run RCP or REXEC Against Windows NT

Article ID: 102561

Article Last Modified on 2/20/2007

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q102561

SYMPTOMS

When a UNIX system tries to Remote Copy (RCP) or Remote Execute (REXEC) with a Windows NT system, the connection is refused. If you run the command GUEST@OLYMPUS 7 :/USR/GUEST>RCP TEST INDURAIN:TEST from SCO UNIX, the following error message is generated:

rcmd: connect: indurain.microsoft.com: Connection refused

A similar error message is returned for REXEC. In addition, if you enter a local host name and a local user name using RCP (see example below), a similar error message appears. The local host name and the local user names are not required.

Example of RCP Command:

rcp <localhost>.<localuser>:<filename>

   -or-

rcp <remotehost>.<remoteuser>:<filename>

CAUSE

Windows NT does not have the server portion of the Remote Copy and Remote Execute commands (usually, rshd and rexecd, respectively); therefore, the connection is refused.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: prodnt tcp/ip rcp rexec rshd rexecd

Keywords: kbnetwork KB102561

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 == SYMPTOMS ==
-When a UNIX system tries to Remote Copy (RCP) or Remote Execute (REXEC) with a Windows NT system, the connection is refused. If you run the command GUEST@OLYMPUS 7 :/USR/GUEST&gt;RCP TEST INDURAIN:TEST from SCO UNIX, the following error message is generated:<br />
+When a UNIX system tries to Remote Copy (RCP) or Remote Execute (REXEC) with a Windows NT system, the connection is refused. If you run the command GUEST@OLYMPUS 7 :/USR/GUEST>RCP TEST INDURAIN:TEST from SCO UNIX, the following error message is generated:<br />
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-rcp &lt;localhost&gt;.&lt;localuser&gt;:&lt;filename&gt;
+rcp <localhost>.<localuser>:<filename>
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-&lt;remotehost&gt;.&lt;remoteuser&gt;:&lt;filename&gt;
+<remotehost>.<remoteuser>:<filename>
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-rcp &lt;remotehost&gt;.&lt;remoteuser&gt;:&lt;filename&gt;
+rcp <remotehost>.<remoteuser>:<filename>
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-&lt;localhost&gt;.&lt;localuser&gt;:&lt;filename&gt;
+<localhost>.<localuser>:<filename>

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